182 Self-help, Vehicle Care10. Before refitting the wheel trim, clea n thewheel around the reta ining clips. Thevalve symbol 3 on the ba ck of thewheel trim m ust point toward s valv e onwheel.Align and refit wheel trim or w heel boltcaps 3.Alloy wheels 3:Put hub cap on and engage, insertingpin on rear of hub cap into relev ant holein wheel.Alloy wheels with anti-theft lock 3:Put hub cap on. Insert and tig htenanti-theft loc k 3.11. Stow the replaced wheel, vehicle toolsand warning triangle -see pages 176, 177.12. Chec k the ty re inflation pressure of thenewly fitted wheel. Adjust as necessary .13. Have the tightening torque of the wheelbolts on the new w heel checked on thevehicle using a torque wrenc h as soonas possible a nd, if necessary, corrected.Tightening torq ue – see p age 216.14. Repla ce the faulty tyre on the wheeltha t was remov ed.15. Repla ce temporary spare wheel 3 witha full specification wheel without delay .Tyre repair kit 3Minor d amage to the ty re tread andsidewall, e.g. foreign bodies, can beremedied with the tyre rep air kit.Do not remove the foreig n body from thetyre.Ty re dama ge exceeding 4 mm or that is onthe rim ca nnot be rep aired w ith the tyrerepair k it.Important information – see page 185.In the event of a fla t tyre:z Sw itch on haz ard warning lights a ndapply handbrake. In v ehicles withmanual transmission, select 1st gear orrev erse g ear (Easy tronic 3 inposition N or R).z C orrectly set up the warning triangle.Warning tria ngle – see page 176.Picture no: 17919S.tifThe tyre repair kit is in a stowagecompa rtm ent beneath the floor cover inthe lugg age compartment.1. Remov e ba g containing ty re repair kitfrom stowag e comp artm ent. C arefullyremove parts from bag .2. Remov e the compressor.9 WarningDriving with tyre pressures that are toolow or deflated tyres can ca use inv isibledam age to the ty re. This dama ge cannotbe elim inated with a tyre repair kit. Parkthe vehicle and contact a work shop.